Make A Pitch (for Someone Or Something) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Make A Pitch (for Someone Or Something) Idiom mean?

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make a pitch (for someone or something) What does make a pitch (for someone or something) mean?	attempt to promote/sell/advance someone or something	The city made a pitch for more money from other levels of government to help build a new sports stadium.
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get a head start (on someone or something) What does "get a head start (on someone or something)" mean?	to start earlier than someone or something, to start earlier than usual	We want to get a head start on our holiday.

have (someone's) blood on one's hands What does "have (someone's) blood on one's hands" mean?	be responsible for someone's death	The driver of the car who was going too fast had the passengers' blood on his hands after two people were killed in an accident.
get with it What does "get with it" mean?	make one's ideas and actions current.	Come on, get with it. You're so behind the times.
over (someone`s) head What does "over (someone`s) head" mean?	to go to a more important person who is in charge, to go to a higher official	We did not receive a good answer from the official so we went over his head and talked to his boss.
bring up What does "bring up" mean?	to introduce a subject into a discussion	They brought up the subject at the meeting but nobody wanted to talk about it.
merchandise What does "merchandise" mean?	drugs
out of reach What does "out of reach" mean?	to be not near enough to be reached or touched, unattainable	The top of the bookshelf was out of reach and I could not get the dictionary easily.

blind leading the blind What does "blind leading the blind" mean?	someone who does not understand something but tries to explain it to others	It is like the blind leading the blind to watch the man try to explain how to operate the new computer.
in the balance What does "in the balance" mean?	in an undecided state	The decision to buy a car or not was in the balance as we tried to borrow some money from the bank.
come to one`s senses What does "come to one`s senses" mean?	to begin to think clearly or act sensibly	He came to his senses and decided to buy a cheap car rather than an expensive one.
A steal What does "A steal" mean?	If something is a steal, it costs much less than it is really worth.

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Make A Pitch (for Someone Or Something) Idiom